World Health Organization

World Health Day: From farm to plate!

Pakistan, along with the rest of the world, is celebrating World Health Day today. Read More

After Ebola, WHO to set up contingency fund, develop 'surge capacity'

The World Health Organization (WHO) said it will create a contingency fund and an emergency… Read More

Ebola cases near 16,000 as Sierra Leone loses ground

GENEVA: The death toll in the world's worst Ebola epidemic has risen to 5,689 out… Read More

Anti-polio campaign in Karachi marred by corruption, malpractice

KARACHI: Polio workers in Karachi are equally responsible for the spread of deadly virus due… Read More

UN urges action to fix 'broken' world food system

ROME: The United Nations urged political leaders from around the world on Wednesday to up… Read More

Experts sound alarm as diabetes fuels cases of TB

LONDON: Cases of tuberculosis are set accelerate worldwide unless action is taken to curb diabetes, a… Read More

West Africa Ebola death toll passes 3,000: WHO

DAKAR: The death toll from an outbreak of Ebola in West Africa has risen to… Read More

Obama to deploy 3,000 troops as Ebola crisis worsens

WASHINGTON: The United States announced on Tuesday it will send 3,000 troops to help tackle… Read More

Ebola death toll rises to at least 2,296 – WHO

GENEVA: The death toll from the worst Ebola outbreak in history has jumped by almost… Read More

WHO urges stiff regulatory curbs on e-cigarettes

GENEVA: The World Health Organization (WHO) called on Tuesday for stiff regulation of electronic cigarettes as… Read More

WHO warns of ‘shadow zones’ and unreported Ebola cases

GENEVA: Families hiding infected loved ones and the existence of "shadow zones" where medics cannot… Read More

Sierra Leone army blockades Ebola areas, Liberia declares emergency

FREETOWN/MONROVIA: Police and soldiers in Sierra Leone blockaded rural areas hit by the deadly Ebola… Read More